CAE Practice Tests

Open Cloze
An Ugly Habit

Smoking is one of the most common and deadliest habits in the world. You have probably seen
thousands of cigarettes smoked in your lifetime, (1) ... perhaps not by your family. Even though fewer
people smoke today than in the past, one (2)... every four adults still smokes, and there are parts of the
world where smoking is increasing. Most people who become regular smokers started when they were
young. This is the time to get the facts straight: smoking does no one (3) ... good, and it does a
great (4) ... of harm to your health. It also often means giving up a lot later in life, such as the chance to
excel in sports, extra spending money, and even years of ones life. There is a lot of to lose. Most
smokers have a hard time explaining why they started and why they continue. They know it is
harmful, and many even know someone who has died from a smoking-related illness, like lung cancer
or heart disease. But (5) ... the same time, these smokers continue lighting up when they go out for a
drink, take a break from work, or hear alarming news. Some smokers even light up when they learn
about the dangers of smoking, because they become worried. (6) ... the reason people start smoking, the
habit soon loses (7) ... attraction. (8) ... from the obvious health risks, smoking is an ugly, unpleasant
habit. Most people would prefer to avoid a room that someone was filling with smelly smoke.

The Wondrous World of Coffee

A cup of coffee, like any (1) ... experience, can be enriched by selection and consciousness. "No
beans about it," the best coffee decisions (2) ... the ones most pleasant to one's own palate - the
selection of one's coffee is a matter of personal preference. Choosing coffee beans can also be a
perplexing experience, (3) ... there is a huge range of coffee types and beans blends from all around the
world. The final flavour and quality involves many complex factors, beginning with the coffee seed,
the beans' botanics, a wide variety of soil and climate conditions, cultivation altitudes, and the
care (4) ... in harvesting the beans. Raw green coffee beans are then subjected (5) ... many influencing
factors, including various processing, production, roasting, blending and brewing methods. On a global
note, (6) ... many species and varieties of coffee trees from different areas of the world also offer their
own distinctive flavours. There are more than forty-five coffee-exporting countries - all of (7) ... use
different classification systems - that supply the world with coffee beans, in sizes ranging over sixty
known species of coffee plants. No wonder coffee can involve a puzzling java jargon! Fortunately, the
world's coffee nomenclature, from mountain to market, can be classified (8) ... simple categories. This
briefly outlines the basics of bean botanics, coffee cultivation and processing, and global classifications
used by the coffee trade and coffee-producing countries.
An Ugly Habit
1. although/though/but
2. in
3. any
4. deal
5. at
6. whatever
7. its
8. apart

The Wondrous World of Coffee

1. other
2. are
3. because
4. taken
5. to
6. the
7. which
8. into